Mother's Pride.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1850-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.2 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/16 x 10 1/4in. (36 x 26cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a young woman and a small boy in an interior. The woman is seated on an elaborately carved and upholstered settee. She wears a dress with a lace collar and a bow at the waist. Her jewelry includes a small pin and a bracelet on her right wrist. She wears three roses in her hair. The boy, who stands beside her, wears a tight short jacket and striped trousers. He holds a bow and arrow. Patterned wallpaper is on the wall in the background. Drapery is at left and right.

Object number1970.45.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MOTHER'S PRIDE. / 438." Inscribed in pencil, lower left, "D 18 #16".
On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper left, "73505" and accession number; lower right, "Dwr 18". In black ink, center right, "452/5895".

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